Matthew Lafferty
@mattlaff.bsky.social
words, music, board games, politics, general nerdery. god & truth & right. questions are my favorite. he/him.
How good it is, indeed
October 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
How good it is, indeed
Apparently it's National Poetry Day in the UK, so here's a poem in progress.
For context, this weaves in some phrases & words from the poems my grandpa wrote for his grandkids' births, and the title "Garden" is a play on his poem "Seed", which was written for his own children.
Poem on, friends.
For context, this weaves in some phrases & words from the poems my grandpa wrote for his grandkids' births, and the title "Garden" is a play on his poem "Seed", which was written for his own children.
Poem on, friends.
October 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Apparently it's National Poetry Day in the UK, so here's a poem in progress.
For context, this weaves in some phrases & words from the poems my grandpa wrote for his grandkids' births, and the title "Garden" is a play on his poem "Seed", which was written for his own children.
Poem on, friends.
For context, this weaves in some phrases & words from the poems my grandpa wrote for his grandkids' births, and the title "Garden" is a play on his poem "Seed", which was written for his own children.
Poem on, friends.
In an autumn of personal sorrow, this poem is burrowing deeper into my heart than usual, which is saying something
One of my favorite poems since childhood, and a poem I share every #autumnequinox.
By the 12thc warrior poet Xin Qiji 辛棄疾, sidelined during peacetime, demoted, drifting through a decade of minor posts in remote lands.
Poetry, then, is that which is left unsaid.
“My, what a cool and lovely autumn.”
By the 12thc warrior poet Xin Qiji 辛棄疾, sidelined during peacetime, demoted, drifting through a decade of minor posts in remote lands.
Poetry, then, is that which is left unsaid.
“My, what a cool and lovely autumn.”
September 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
In an autumn of personal sorrow, this poem is burrowing deeper into my heart than usual, which is saying something
Denise Levertov, always
September 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Denise Levertov, always
In the last couple months, I've bought the collected poems of Czesław Miłosz, two by Denise Levertov, and one by Adrienne Rich, and I am seriously thinking about taking a break from social media until I finish them all
hey you yeah you hey I’m talking to ya
read any good poetry lately?
I’m reading @isaacpickell.bsky.social
read any good poetry lately?
I’m reading @isaacpickell.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
In the last couple months, I've bought the collected poems of Czesław Miłosz, two by Denise Levertov, and one by Adrienne Rich, and I am seriously thinking about taking a break from social media until I finish them all
palgorithm > algorithm
A friend used the term "palgorithm" to describe his habit of making sure that I see excellent little Instagram reels I might not otherwise see, and I applaud this.
August 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
palgorithm > algorithm
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starting to think we should give "strange women lying in ponds distributing swords" a chance as a basis for our system of government
August 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
starting to think we should give "strange women lying in ponds distributing swords" a chance as a basis for our system of government
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Pivot to video was such a curse. Now everything’s like obviously you’d rather watch a 40 minute video than read a sentence.
July 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Pivot to video was such a curse. Now everything’s like obviously you’d rather watch a 40 minute video than read a sentence.
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The #1 way to explain America working properly is by saying “comedians can make fun of he President on TV.” A good way to explain fascism is “the President forces companies to fire those comedians as a condition of allowing them to conduct business.”
July 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The #1 way to explain America working properly is by saying “comedians can make fun of he President on TV.” A good way to explain fascism is “the President forces companies to fire those comedians as a condition of allowing them to conduct business.”
This is probably gonna sound nuts, but I have an idea for a 2P semi-cooperative physical adaptation/spinoff of... Balatro? So if that sounds like a thought experiment you'd like to partake in, hit me up 🎲✂️
July 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is probably gonna sound nuts, but I have an idea for a 2P semi-cooperative physical adaptation/spinoff of... Balatro? So if that sounds like a thought experiment you'd like to partake in, hit me up 🎲✂️
Update: I finally did give away my copy today
Nothing quite like poetry so good you simply *must* physically put it in someone else's hands
Nothing quite like poetry so good you simply *must* physically put it in someone else's hands
Confession: I did not have it in myself to read Larks that night, and it sat on my desk accusingly for two months, but I just read the whole collection in a single sitting, and I am without words
I may have to give the book away, it's that good
I may have to give the book away, it's that good
Out here supporting poet & internet pal @hanvanderhart.bsky.social, and I know what I'll be reading tonight
It's bleak out there, friends, go buy someone's book of poetry/latest album/whatever
It's bleak out there, friends, go buy someone's book of poetry/latest album/whatever
July 14, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Update: I finally did give away my copy today
Nothing quite like poetry so good you simply *must* physically put it in someone else's hands
Nothing quite like poetry so good you simply *must* physically put it in someone else's hands
Confession: I did not have it in myself to read Larks that night, and it sat on my desk accusingly for two months, but I just read the whole collection in a single sitting, and I am without words
I may have to give the book away, it's that good
I may have to give the book away, it's that good
Out here supporting poet & internet pal @hanvanderhart.bsky.social, and I know what I'll be reading tonight
It's bleak out there, friends, go buy someone's book of poetry/latest album/whatever
It's bleak out there, friends, go buy someone's book of poetry/latest album/whatever
May 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Confession: I did not have it in myself to read Larks that night, and it sat on my desk accusingly for two months, but I just read the whole collection in a single sitting, and I am without words
I may have to give the book away, it's that good
I may have to give the book away, it's that good
I swear I was going to make this joke in December
Have you ever been like “oh I’ll do that in a minute” and then eight months go by?
May 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I swear I was going to make this joke in December
Attention is the universe folding out of and back into itself, we are only the eyes
"The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself." -Henry Miller
May 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Attention is the universe folding out of and back into itself, we are only the eyes
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This is absolutely terrific and what I needed to see right now. More of this type of thing.
May 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This is absolutely terrific and what I needed to see right now. More of this type of thing.
Just saw Saint Motel at House of Blues Cleveland, because our 17yo is a fan, and it was legitimately a great show, definitely would recommend
May 10, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Just saw Saint Motel at House of Blues Cleveland, because our 17yo is a fan, and it was legitimately a great show, definitely would recommend
This is the thing I will never get over: literally everyone has had Trump pegged accurately *forever*
He has only ever been a two-bit grifter, and explicitly so
And yet, here we are
He has only ever been a two-bit grifter, and explicitly so
And yet, here we are
May 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM
This is the thing I will never get over: literally everyone has had Trump pegged accurately *forever*
He has only ever been a two-bit grifter, and explicitly so
And yet, here we are
He has only ever been a two-bit grifter, and explicitly so
And yet, here we are
It made me Very Happy today to learn that I'll get to watch at least some of Foundation S3 with my most sci-fi nerd kid before they leave for college
May 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
It made me Very Happy today to learn that I'll get to watch at least some of Foundation S3 with my most sci-fi nerd kid before they leave for college
The replies 😍
Screw "never meeting your heroes." What were some times you met your heroes and they were super cool?
May 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The replies 😍
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Can you imagine being called out like this, I would *die*
April 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Can you imagine being called out like this, I would *die*
oh my gosh, this alt text, I am *wheezing*
you wanna talk about waste and fraud? trump went all the way to rome just to take a nap
April 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
oh my gosh, this alt text, I am *wheezing*
true of so many good things
I was thoroughly uncomfortable the whole time, it was good
April 26, 2025 at 3:37 AM
true of so many good things
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April 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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